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History

2009-10: Troy Donnay played for the Belle Tire midget major team in Michigan. He scored 3 goals with 18 assists and had 91 penalty minutes in 65 games. He was selected by London in the fourth round (79th overall) of the 2010 OHL Priority Draft.

2010-11: Donnay appeared in 25 games in his first season with the London Knights. He had 1 assist and was -2 with 12 penalty minutes. London reached the playoffs after finishing fifth in the Midwest Division. The Knights took eventual OHL champion Owen Sound to six games in a first round playoff series but Donnay did not see any action.

2011-12: Donnay played 27 games for London in his second OHL season — scoring his first goal while playing forward — before being obtained by Erie in a January trade. In 50 games between the two teams Donnay scored 1 goal with 7 assists and was -24 with 44 penalty minutes. The Otters missed the playoffs; finishing with the OHL's worst record. Donnay was ranked 122nd amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting's final rankings but was not selected in the 2012 NHL Draft.

2012-13: Donnay was an assistant captain and logged major minutes for Erie in his third OHL season. He scored 1 goal with 7 assists and was -39 with 48 penalty minutes in 68 games. The Otters showed improvement, finishing 21 points better than in 2011-12, but once again missed the playoffs after finishing fifth in the Midwest Division. Donnay signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Rangers in July of 2013.

Future

Donnay signed an entry-level contract with the New York Rangers in August, 2013.

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Photo: Defenseman Daniel Walcott is having a strong second season in the QMJHL, with 12 points through 16 games. The Rangers picked Walcott in the fifth round of the 2014 NHL Draft. (courtesy of Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

The New York Rangers have nine junior prospects in their system in 2014-15. For the past few years, the Rangers traded many of their picks, and in the process depleted their junior prospect pool. But with the selection of seven prospects in 2014 NHL Draft, New York has restocked the system.

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Photo: Defenseman Troy Donnay is one of four prospects representing the New York Rangers in the CHL. The 19-year-old was signed to an NHL entry-level contract during the 2013 off-season. (courtesy of Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

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Photo: Dylan McIlrath has gradually developed into a dependable and physical defensive defenseman. The New York Rangers selected McIlrath 10th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft. (courtesy of Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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